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Johnson
proper noun
a
common
English-language
surname
.
•
Andrew
Johnson
became
president
after
Lincoln's
assassination
.
Andrew
Johnson
became
president
after
Lincoln's
assassination
.
•
Magic
Johnson
is
one
of
the
greatest
basketball
players
ever
.
Magic
Johnson
is
one
of
the
greatest
basketball
players
ever
.
From
Middle
English
Johnes
sone
(“
son
of
John
”),
a
patronymic
surname
.
John
proper noun
a
male
given
name
•
The
teacher
called
John
to
the
front
of
the
class
.
The
teacher
called
John
to
the
front
of
the
class
.
•
My
uncle
John
tells
great
stories
.
My
uncle
John
tells
great
stories
.
From
the
Hebrew
יוֹחָנָן
(
Yōḥānān
),
meaning
'God
is
gracious'
,
via
Greek
Iōannēs
and
Latin
Johannes
.
john
noun
a
toilet
•
Where's
the
john
?
Where's
the
john
?
•
The
john
is
down
the
hall
.
The
john
is
down
the
hall
.
US
slang
from
the
1930s
;
possibly
short
for
'johnny
house'
or
a
euphemistic
use
of
the
name
.
noun
a
man
who
pays
a
prostitute
for
sexual
services
•
Police
caught
the
john
in
the
act
.
Police
caught
the
john
in
the
act
.
•
Johns
keep
coming
back
.
Johns
keep
coming
back
.
US
slang
dating
to
around
1911
,
using
'John'
as
a
generic
stand-in
for
any
man
.